Laser Score

Our people can be fanatic about science — we love lasers! We operate multiple facilities that can laser score and perforate various products, including lightweight polyethylene-coated papers and extrusion laminations. It provides a controlled score depth while maintaining barrier properties, for resealable retort and liquid packaging.  In addition, laser-scoring provides easy-open features for our PRO-TEAR® stick pack and even the heaviest-duty applications, such as our PRO-DURA™ bags.

• PRO-DURA™

  We're proud to be leaders in domestically manufactured woven bags, producing puncture-resistant structures that offer maximum flexibility and reliability. Our PRO-DURA bags feature high-quality graphic application, giving your product the best of both durability and appeal, and without the historically problematic shelf-worn look of paper bags with a clay-coated surface. Plus, we manufacture PRO-DURA in the U.S., meaning reduced lead times, lower shipping costs and greater quality assurance. And of course, our woven poly bags meet FDA and BRC standards.

  Features include:

  • Process printed up to 10 colors
  • Available in white or clear
  • Closure options: EZ-Open Tape, Pinch Heat Seal, Slider Zipper
  • Variety of lamination options
  • Runs well on automated or manual equipment
  • UV approved for 200+ hours (available upon request)
  • No flex cracking or tattered look

  Pinch-Bottom Woven Poly Bags

  Our exclusive pinch-bottom woven poly bags can be combined with a slider zipper, a pinch at both ends (we seal one end, you seal the other) and traditional sewn closures to meet any requirement. The new pinch closure also means increased graphic/advertising space and differentiation from competitors. What's more, our pinch woven poly bags perform like paper bags on existing heat-seal equipment.

  Features include:

  • Preferred by retailers
  • Maximum shelf appeal – superior graphic and print capabilities up to 10 colors
  • Environmentally friendly – half the carbon footprint of paper bags
  • Reduced shipping costs and landfill waste
  • Reduce damage claims by 65-75%
  • Increased moisture vapor transmission rate, keeping products dry
  • No delamination with high-fat products
  • Palatability
  • No flex cracking or tattered look

  Features of Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film:

  • Excellent clarity
  • Dimensional stability and flatness
  • Low electrostatic charge
  • Good barrier to water vapor
  • High-gloss
  • Good performance on high-speed printing
  • Resistant to oils and greases
  • Good puncture and flex-crack resistance over a wide range of temperatures
  • Not affected by moisture and does not wrinkle or shrink with environmental changes
  • Recyclable
  • COF control of surface

  PRO-DURA bag versus paper bag:

  • Reverse printed for high impact
  • No flex cracking or tattered look
  • High-impact gloss finish
  • Costs less than paper
  • Strong/tear-resistant
  • Half the carbon footprint
  • BRC/FDA certified
  • Weather-resistant, allowing for outside storage
  • Twice the amount of woven bags per pallet

  PRO-DURA bag versus film bag:

  • Tear-resistant
  • Less expensive than high-mil poly

• PRO-TEAR® Stick Pack

  

  Our energetic crew has helped make us the largest worldwide supplier of lightweight polyethylene-coated papers for the single-serve food market. Because we noted growth in the single-serving coffee market, we designed our PRO-TEAR stick pack to perfectly combine an easy-open laser scored feature with excellent barrier properties to ensure a high-quality cup of coffee every time.

  Features include:

  • Laser scoring for easy-open
  • Excellent barrier properties
  • Stiffness properties for high-speed filling
  • Superior seal-through contaminate properties
  • FDA compliance for direct food contact